Incredible Roman Ruins

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Pantheon

Ever since it was completed in 125 AD, the Pantheon has been a defining feature of the centre of Rome. Meaning ‘temple of all the gods’ in Latin, the Pantheon started life as a temple and was only converted into a church in the 7th century. Its large Corinthian columns and cavernous dome are well-preserved; this is because it has been in continuous use throughout the centuries and millennia.

Inside, its sparkling marble floors are lined by age-old tombs and chapels, with beautiful paintings and sculptures interspersed among them. Having played an enormously influential role in Western architecture, the Pantheon’s gorgeous columns and portico, with the dome atop, have been replicated innumerable times around the globe.

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Pont du Gard

A magnificent engineering achievement, Pont du Gard is the most impressive section of a 50-kilometre-long aqueduct that was built to carry water to Nimes in present-day France. Spanning the width of the Gardon river, it is the highest of all the Roman-era aqueduct bridges, with its three tiers of arches towering to 48.8 meters.

Despite having been built all the way back in the first century AD, it is still very well-preserved as local lords used it as a toll bridge for centuries. Set in a scenic location, the Pont du Gard makes for some fantastic photos and is now a popular tourist attraction and important historical monument.

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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad In Colorado, USA!!

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Library of Celsus

Located in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus in present-day Turkey, the Library of Celsus is rightly exalted for its exquisite architecture. One of the only remaining libraries from the Roman Empire, it was built sometime around 120 AD as a funerary monument to Gaius Julius Aquila’s father.

While most of the building was destroyed long ago in a fire, its fabulous facade with its fine details and stunning statues was re-erected in the 1970s. Believed to have held a vast collection of scrolls, the lovely Library of Celsus was once one of the largest libraries in the empire.

Now, however, it makes for a popular tourist destination and looks particularly arresting when lit up beneath the night sky.

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South shore sunset

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Cathedral Cove-New Zealand.

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P**a Arena

One of the largest surviving Roman amphitheatres, P**a Arena makes for a spectacular sight, as it still retains its complete circuit of glimmering, white, limestone walls. Built between 27 BC and 68 AD, the well-preserved arena boasts hundreds of magnificent arches, set over two or three stories.

In its heyday, it would have been able to accommodate up to 23,000 cheering spectators. In addition, there are some fantastic subterranean galleries for visitors to explore, as well as four towers – one at each corner. Beautifully illuminated at night, the arena still regularly hosts events, although nowadays, it’s rock bands and opera singers instead of gladiators who take to the stage in Croatia

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Tower of Hercules

Reputed to be the oldest working lighthouse in the world, the Tower of Hercules has overlooked Spain’s wild and rugged North Atlantic coastline since at least the second century AD. This was when it was built by the Romans, who based its design on the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Towering to 55 meters, the sturdy-looking tower was last renovated in 1791, when the old Roman masonry was repaired. Set in a scenic spot on a peninsular in Galicia, the endless sea stretching away before the Tower of Hercules saw the region named Finisterra by the Romans, who believed it to be the edge of the world.